Tool-handle attachment



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J. L. COLEMAN, Jr.

- TOOL HANDLE ATTASHMENT.

No. 249,588. Patented Nov. 15,1881.

WITNESSES: v INVBNTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS. "IMO-Mm RC- .UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

Q {Jenn ooLEiytAN, 3a., or WATTSBOROUGH, VIRGINIA.

1 TOOL-HANDLE ATTACHM ENT.

SPECIFICATIONfforming part of Iletters Patent No. 249,588 dated November 15, 181, it Application filed September2B,1881. (Nomodeh) V To all whom it may canccrn Be it known that I, J OHN L. COLEMAN, .Tr., of Wattsborough, in the county of Lunenburg and State of Virginia, have invented a new and Improved Universal Handle Attachment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an attachment forhandles by means of which all farm-toolssuch as shovels, hoes, forks, and the like-maybe attached to and used with thesame handle.

bored handle-socket having a concaved end in which the semicylindrical head fits, the tools being provided with suitable shanks for engagement with a T-headed bolt or rod which passes through the slot in the head and the diagonal bore in'the socket and receives a nut above a shoulderformed on the upper side of the socket, against which the nut comes for ti gh't'ening andholding the tool securely.

l Reference is to be had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification,in

, which similarletters of reference indicate correspending parts in all the figures. i

; ing provided with a hoe.

Figure l is a perspective view, showing my handle attachment holding a shovel or spade. Fig. 2 is also a perspective view, the handle be- Fig. 3 is a central .longitudinal sectional elevation of the handle attachment and a hoe. 'Fig. 4 is afront elevation of the hoe removed from the handle.

5 is a plan view of the upper edge of the spade or shovel, showing the construction of the T-headed bolt or rod. The forward end of the handle-socket is formed with the concave a, to fit the cylindrical portion of the head. This concave a and the rean or cylindrical part of the head 3 are correspondingly serrated, on

they may be formed with any corresponding projections for holding the head iuvarious positionsto suit the tool to be attached to the handle. The bolt or red O is formed with the headc, and the bolt passes through theeentral diagonal bore d d of the socket, and protrudes from the shoulder fa sufficient distance for re-. ceiving the'nut gupon its upper end. The central opening, b, in the semi-cylindrical head is made gradually wider asit passes from the front to the rear or cylindrical portion of the head, so as to formthe slot or chamber b, as shown in Figs. 3 and 7, to permit the head to be turned on the bolt 0, to bring the face of the head in the different positions and angles necessary for holding different tools. On the face of the semi-cylindrical head below the hole b is formed the stud i, which acts as a stop for holding the tool against lateral movement when attached to the handle.

Such toolsas stand at an angle with the hanstand on a line with the handle-like the blade of a shovel-must be provided with a triangular shank, D, (shown in Figs. 1 and 5,-)"the upper flat portion, a, being formed with the elongated hole f, which is'adapted to receive the head 0 of the rod'G. To put the tool upon the handle, the nut g.

is to be loosened and the bolt turned, so that its head 0 will pass through the elongated slot in the tool or shank, as the case may be, and then the rodis turned one quarter around, so

that the head 0 will stand across or at right angles to the slot. The head B is then to be turned in theconcave, so that the face thereof will stand at the proper angle to suit the particular tool. The boltis then drawn tight by means of the nut, thus clamping the tool and head B firmly and rigidly in place upon the handle. The head 0 of the, boltwill rest in a suitable groove or depression,'j, in the shank and re-ent'orcement of the tool, which serves, in

. connection with the pin tin the face of the head B, to prevent all danger of the tool turning laterally on the handle whilebeing used.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Paten t- 1. The slotted semi-cylindrical head. B, com

vbined with a shouldered diagonally-bored haudle socket having concave end and a T-headed bolt or rod secured by a nut after passing the serrated concaved seat a, the shonlderf,- through the head, handle, and socket, as shown and the diagonal holes 01 d, in combination with and described. 1 the serrated semi-cylindrical head B and the 2. Thesemi-eylindricalheadB,provided with headed rod 0, the head B being formed with is 5 the stud i, in combination with the rod 0, and the central chamber, 1)", and provided with the the tool formed with an elongated slot and depin 17, as and for the purposes set forth. pression j substantially as and for the pur- I poses a fomL H JOHN LEWIS COLEMAN, JR.

3. The universal handle attachment made Witnesses:

, 10 substantially as herein shown and described, EDWARD B. COLEMAN,

consisting of the handle-socket A, formed with JAs. E. BELL, 

